This articles describes how you can improve the discoverability of a library when a user is adding a library to their SimplyE App.
In the Circulation Manager
- Log in with Library Admin credentials.
- Click on System Configuration
- Click on Libraries if no already on the Library admin page on the left hand menu.
- Click on Edit button next to the library you are configuring or Create New Library button if applicable
- Scroll down to the Geographic Area (Optional) form setting and click to open form.
About the Feilds
There are two areas to fill out : Focus Area and Service Area
Focus Area is for the geographic area serviced by the library–usually a city, town, county, state, or ZIP code. The following formats are supported:
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Broward County, FL
- CT
- 93203
Usually the library's Service Area and Focus Area are the same. In those cases you can leave Focus Area empty.
Some libraries are expected to provide service to a region larger than their focus area. For example, the New York Public Library has a focus area covering three of the boroughs of New York City (The Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island), but its focus area covers the entire state of New York.
Best practice for most libraries is to use CITY, ST in Focus Area, and to leave Service Area empty.
- Click Add or Delete as appropriate
Multiple Entry
NOTE: You can provide multiple entries.
- Click Update to send he information to the SimplyE Apps Library Registry server.
These will be used by the SimplyE App to sort the list of available libraries for a user to add to SimplyE based on the apps incoming IP Address.
For Example, a user in CT finding their library for the first time would see the CT libraries at the top of the list.
